Bootstrapping MVC

Using Bootstrap and the MVC Framework to Build Web Applications

So, you're a developer building an app, and you want it to look great?

Take the guesswork out of your design and leave the "making it look good" part to the many designers who use the Bootstrap front end framework. Exploit your skills as a .NET developer and your background in ASP.NET to explore ways you can leverage the MVC Framework with Bootstrap.

These pages walk you through a sample project with the explicit intent of using the MVC Framework in conjunction with the web's most popular CSS and JavaScript framework.

Dive into controllers, actions, views and partials to see how these elements of your application development arsenal fit in with Bootstrap styling. Break down action filters and base controller classes to weave them together with specific elements of the design library.

James Chambers

James Chambers is a speaker, writer and mentor who builds web applications in the cloud on the .NET platform. A three-time recipient of the Microsoft MVP Award, James shares his experiences and mistakes in this short work covering two technologies seeing rapid adoption among web developers worldwide.

Introduction to Bootstrapping Mvc

Following Along with the Source Code

I Warming Up

1. The MVC 5 Starter Project

2. Examining the Solution Structure

3. Adding a Controller and View

4. Making a Page Worth a Visit

5. Bootstrap for the Asp.Net Developer

II Enhancing Our Views

6. Reusing Design Elements on Multiple Pages

7. Semi-Automatic Bootstrap: Using Display Templates

8. Semi-Automatic Bootstrap: Editor Templates

9. Templates for Complex Types

10. HtmlHelper Extension Methods

11. Realistic Test Data for Our View

III Exploring Bootstrap

12. Implement Search Using Inline Forms and AJAX

13. Standard Styling and Horizontal Forms

14. Bootstrap Alerts and MVC Framework TempData

15. Some Bootstrap Basics

16. Conceptual Organization of the Bootstrap Library

17. LESS is More: Building Bootstrap in Visual Studio

IV Adding Some Sparkle

18. Customizing and Rendering Bootstrap Badges

19. Long-Running Notifications Using Badges and Entity Framework Code First